LEESBURG, Ga. (WALB) - On this week’s Restaurant Roundup, Passion and Bliss, owned by Sheri Smith, was featured for receiving a perfect score on their most recent food service inspection that took place on Feb. 11.

Passion and Bliss is a one-stop shop for all things sandwiches, soups, salads and their hand-dipped ice cream.

The name Passion and Bliss was specially crafted to show what Smith is most passionate about in her life.

“The reason of the name for ‘Passion and Bliss’ is I’m passionate about health, and the Bliss comes from everybody loves ice cream. So part of that passion for health is making sure people are getting food that is not going to make them sick.”

Before entering the food service industry, Smith was still in a field that involved working closely with the public.

“They say ‘retired,’ but I was just a tired physician assistant... My business partner was a nurse practitioner, and so we’ve switched gears from the medical into the food industry, and we’re very excited.”

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With no prior experience in the restaurant industry, Smith and her team naturally had a fear of the unknown. Despite their fears, they were able to prepare themselves for what was to come in this field that was new for them.

“Myself, my partner and our lead person all have ServSafe Certifications, so we were prepared going in before we opened, and we just continue to ask the questions that we need to with the environmental agency, and we look online if we need to.”

Smith said the following about how her team maintains food safety standards on a day-to-day basis.

“The biggest thing is we have lists upon lists of exactly what needs to be done, and they’re expected to follow that to the letter. We’ve created an environment... where it’s easy and simple to know exactly what to do and to maintain appropriately.”

Passion and Bliss has a lot to offer in the future with new menu items like their goat cheese, Granny Smith apple and arugula salad, and their Bacon Lettuce Tomato sandwich.

Smith said that she and her team also intend to begin catering services.

“We’re about to come out with our catering menu, so we hope to be able to open that up. And we are also going to start a delivery service for the schools.”

Smith said she hopes to offer food delivery services to all six of the Lee County Schools.

Below is a list of restaurants that have been inspected in the last week (Feb. 9 through Feb. 15) in South Georgia:

Restaurants from this week’s food service inspection included:

1. Albany Fish Company
   1. Infractions
      1. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.03(2)(o)] Observed no copies of the employee health policies in the facility.
      2. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(6)(f)] Observed two bags raw shrimp in the reach-in cooler above 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
      3. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(6)(f)] Observed fried tilapia fish not being properly hot held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
      4. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(4)(k)] Observed cup without a handle stored in the brown sugar container.
      5. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.05(10)(e)1&3] Observed single service items (plastic containers, lids, and take-out plates) not protected from contamination or stored in original container.
2. Los Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant
   1. Infractions
      1. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.06(2)(o)] Observed handwashing sink used as a dump sink.
      2. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(4)(m)] Observed wiping cloth stored in chlorine sanitizer solution not maintained at the proper concentration of 50PPM.
      3. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.06(2)(r)] Observed leak at 1 compartment sink.
3. Big Foot Cafe
   1. Infractions
      1. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(6)(f)] Observed TCS food not held to 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above in hot holding cabinet in convenience store self-service area
      2. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(4)(u)] Observed customer approach fried chicken display case from rear, unprotected side.
      3. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j)] Observed no test strips available in facility for chemical sanitizer being used
4. Diamond Nutrition
5. Passion and Bliss
6. Dalton’s
   1. Infractions
      1. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.07(3)(c)] Observed utensils in the employee handwashing sink in the front area near the drive-thru area.
      2. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.05(7)(b)] Observed visible black build-up in ice bin in drive-thru area.
7. Los Reyes
8. Bobby’s Treat Shop
   1. Infractions
      1. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.04(6)(g)]6-2 Noted prepackaged Turkey lunch meat in the walk-in cooler with no use by date = repeat = Production company not placing date on product.  Repeat Violation.
      2. Violation of Code:[511-6-1.05(7)(a)2,3]15 C Observed old residue on the framework of equipment in main kitchen section.  New Violation.

Below, you can find the food service inspection document for each restaurant covered in this week’s report:

Albany Fish Company

Los Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant

Big Foot Cafe

Diamond Nutrition

Passion and Bliss

Dalton’s

Los Reyes

Bobby’s Treat Shop

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